Electron discharge device of the magnetron type



July 10, 1951 B. 5 BROWN 2,560,409

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B. B. BROWN July 10, 1951 ELECTRON DISCHARGE DEVICE OF THE MAGNETRON TYPE Original Filed March 29, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a m B. M 0 m a B Patented July 10, 1951 ELECTRON DISCHARGE DEVICE OF THE MAGNETRON TYPE Bari-emote B. Brown, Morristown, N. J., assignor to Radio Corporation of America, a corporation of Delaware Application November 10, 1947, Serial No. 785,062, which is a division of application Serial No.

March 29, 1944, now Patent 2,443,445, dated June 15, 1948. Divided and this application May 16, 1951, Serial No. 226,670

3 Claims.

type employing cavity resonators.

This application is a division of application Serial No. 785,062, filed November 10, 1947, in the names of John S. Donal, J r., Barremore B. Brown and Carmen Louis Cuccia, as a division of application Serial No. 528,538, filed March 29, 1944, now Patent No. 2,443,445, dated June 15, 1948, assigned to the same assignee as the present application. The claims of this application are directed to the subject matter illustrated in Figs. 19 and 20 of the drawing.

Magnetrons utilized at ultra high frequencies and employing cavity resonators may be of several types. Those formed from a solid anode block have slots extending radially from the central cathode chamber and formin anode segments, the slots providing the cavity resonators supported within a central space and extend radially inwardly toward and define a cathode space, the inner edges of the slats serving as the anode segments and the slats and their supporting base providing cavity resonators between the anode resonators.

In magnetrons of this type, that is multi-segment type utilizing resonators, it is desirable to have the magnetron operate in only one mode, several modes being possible. In order to do this, alternate segments are connected or strapped together by means of conductors to insure operation in the desired mode. Magnetrons utilized at very high frequencies are of small size and it is difficult to strap the anode segments together. Thus, accurate and reproducible results in strapping are difiicult to accomplish, causing Variations in dimensions in the spacing which not only affects the wavelength at which the magnetrons operate, but also the efficiency of operation.

It is an object of the invention to provide magnetrons having improved methods of strapping, promoting ease of construction, accuracy and reproducibility as to dimensions and spacings, thus insuring that magnetrons of the same size will operate at the same frequencies and at high efiiciencies.

The novel features which are believed to be vention itself will best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawin in which Figure 1 is a top View with parts removed to show detail of construction of one form of electron discharge device. taken along the line II-II of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken along the line III-III of Figure 1, Figure 4 is an enlarged View of the anode segments and showing details of th strapping members employed in the device shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, Figure 5 is a perspective showing details of construction of a strapping member, Figure 6 is a section taken along the line VIVI of Figure 4, Figure '7 is a sectional View of a modification of the construction shown in Figure 6, Figures 8 to 13, inclusive, illustrate the steps in the construction of another form of strapping arrangement, Figures 14 and 15 show details of construction of an element utilized in Figures 8 to 13, inclusive, Figure 16 is a partial top view of still another strapping arrangement, Figure 1'7 is a section taken alon the line XVII-XVII of Figure 16, Figure 18 is a partial section showing a modification of the construction shown in Figure 17, Figure 19 is a partial top view of a strapping arrangement made according to the present invention, and Figure 20 is a section taken along the line XX-XX of Figure 19.

Figure 1 shows an electron discharge device of the magnetron type which comprises an anode block 2| supportin a plurality of radiall directed slats or fins 22 which extend inwardly from said block the inner ends of the slats providing the anode segments and defining a central cathode space in which a cathode 23 is axially positioned, this cathode being supported by a magnetic insert member 2 having oppositely disposed thereto a second magnetic insert member 25 which forms part of the magnetic circuit completed by a magnet having poles 2d and 25 The cathode and inserts are supported by means of conducting bridging members 26 and 2? which are in turn insulatingly supported from the anode block by means of bolts 23 and 29 insulated by means of insulatin tubular members 35, 3|, 32

and 33, these bolts also being insulated from the block by means of inserts as and 32'.

This electrode assembly is mounted on header member 35 .to which is sealed an envelope 36, the header and envelope being made of non-magnetic The cathelongated insulating cup-shaped members 31' Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionand 38'. One of the cavity resonators formed between the slats 22 has coupled thereto a coupling member 39 which forms the inner conductor of a coaxial line, the outer tubular conductor 40 of which has hermetically sealed thereto a member 4 I, the inner member 39 also serving as a radiator which can be coupled into a waveguide. Cooling fins 42 may be secured to the header.

As shown in Figures 4 and 6, each of the radially directed slats r anode elements 22 is provided with a slot or recess 45 for receiving a strapping ring shown in greater detail in Figure 5. This strapping ring 46 is provided with a plurality of deformations or extensions 48 normal to the plane of the ring which are positioned so that they contact alternate slats as shown in Figure 4. Two such rings are provided, one of which, 4?, is of smaller diameter than the outer ring 46 and also being provided with extensions 48 normal to the plane of the strapping ring, these deformations engaging and being electrically connected to the other group of alternate anode slats. Thus during operation the voltage on adjacent anode segments are in phase opposition. As shown in Figure 6, the ring 46 is connected to the slat which is spaced from the ring 41 and likewise the ring 47 is electrically connected at 48' to one of the slats while the other ring 65 is positioned in space with respect thereto.

In the arrangement shown in Figure '7 the slot or recess 59 in the slats Z2 is stepped so that the rings are positively positioned with respect to each other, the smaller strapping ring 41 engaging the inner step and the outer ring 46 engaging the outer step, lateral movement between the rings thereby being prevented.

In th case of magnetrons formed from a block by means of slots extending radially from a central chamber, a different approach to the problem is provided. Referring to Figures 8 to 15, the slots result in the provision of a plurality of anode segments 55, the inner ends of which define the cathode space in which is axially mounted a cathode 52. In the first step in providing the strapping arrangement, the anode segments are recessed as indicated at 53. An element 5% shown in Figures 14 and is then positioned as indicated in Figures 10 and 11. This element or spider 54 is in the form of a ring provided with three projections or legs 55, the outer portions of which legs are formed to provide steps 56. Likewise a ring 51 provided with a step is positioned within the recess 53 in contact with the vertical outer wall of the recess. After being secured in position the ring 51 is out along the slots 5i and the portions of the ring 5'! on alternate segments only are left as indicated in Figure 10, to provide step elements on alternate segments. To provide alternate stepped portions at the inner ends of the anode segments 50, the spider 54 is also out along said slots so that separate steps 55 are left on alternate segments 59. It is noted that the stepped legs 55 are mounted at the ends of the segments 53 in between those segments in which the step elements of the ring 5? are left. The portions of spider 5% left between the legs 55 after the spider is cut provide the inner walls 54 as shown in Figures 11 and 12. It is now possible to position two concentric strapping rings 59 and 60 within the recess 53, the outer ring 59 being mounted on the step elements of the ring 51 and connecting alternate anode segments and the inner ring 55 being mounted on the stepped legs 55 of the spider 54, the relationship of the inner 4 and outer strapping rings being shown in Figures 12 and 13. Thus a most accurate positioning of the rings results.

Another way of providin the steps 58 is to utilize the laminated construction shown in Fi ure 20, the first and second laminations 80 adjacent the recess 35 peing extended one beyond the other to provide steps on which to place the outer ring 59.

A still further method would be to use a ring having step portions and intermediate portions of less width and then cutting along the slots in the same manner as is done with the central spider.

Another strapping arrangement is shown in Figure 16. Her a pair of spiders are utilized, one of the spiders ltl being provided with radial extensions or legs '15 so that alternate segments 10 between the slots H are connected by this spider. The second spider I2 is positioned over the first spider Hi and the radial legs 13 engage the anode segments in between the first mentioned group of segments. The relationship of the two spiders is shown in Figure 17, the con-.

centric ring portions of the spiders being positioned within the recesses it in the anode segments 10.

In the modification shown in Figure 18 the inner spider E2 may have its legs 73' deformed or depressed as indicated so that they pass under the ring portions of the outer spider M.

In Figures 19 and 20 a strapping arrangement accordin to the present invention is disclosed. The anode block may be made up of a plurality of radially slotted sheet elements or laminations 80 as shown in Figure 20. Two of the sheet elements may be formed to provide recesses for receiving the radial legs 82 of a strapping member 8| which is in the form of a spider and the radial legs 84 of a similar spider 83, other sheet elements being formed to provide a recess 85 for the coaxial ring parts of the spiders 8! and 93 as shown. Figure 19 shows the anode block with the top lamination of Figure 20 removed.

What I claim as new is:

1. An electron discharge device having an anode block comprising a plurality of laminated sheet elements in stacked relationship, said elements having registering central apertures providing a central chamber with radial slots extending therefrom to provide anode segments between said slots, a cathode for supplying electrons Within said central chamber, a fiat spider element comprising a ring having a plurality of radially directed legs extending therefrom, one of said sheet elements being provided with openings at alternate segments formed to receive the legs of said spider element whereby alternate segments are electrically connected together.

2. An electron discharge device having an anode block comprising a plurality of laminated sheet elements in stacked relationship, said elements having registering apertures providing a fiat spider element and received within a second,

of coaxial elements of conducting material mounted within said recess, at least one of said elements comprising a ring having radially directed legs extending therefrom and contacting alternate anode segments, and means connecting the other element to the remaining alternate anode segments, said elements being supported out of contact with each other.

BARREMORE B. BROWN.

No references cited. 

